Track II Epidemiology

Infectious and chronic diseases can devastate entire communities. The Epidemiology specialization broadens your understanding of how these diseases affect populations and explores strategies for maintaining the health of communities. Study how the prevalence of chronic diseases like cancer and diabetes can distress communities and learn to create education programs that can help prevent the spread of chronic disease. As part of your coursework, you will conduct an epidemiological field study that includes original research.

Track II is designed for students who hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in an academic discipline other than the public health field. In addition to specialization coursework, Track II explores public health fundamentals including case studies and research methods, public health management, and environmental health. 

Completion Requirements

• 111 quarter credits
  • Foundation courses (34 cr.)
  • Core courses (23 cr.)
  • Specialization courses (34 cr.)
  • Research proposal, dissertation, and oral presentation (20 cr.)
• Four Ph.D. residencies to equal a minimum of 16 units

Time to completion may vary by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred, if applicable. For a personalized estimate of your time to completion, call an enrollment advisor at 1-866-492-5336.

Foundation Courses

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
PUBH 8005	Foundations for Graduate Study	1
PUBH 8002	Essentials of Public Health: A Case Study Approach	4
PUBH 8115	Social, Behavioral, and Cultural Factors in Public Health	4
PUBH 8125	Biostatistics	4
PUBH 8145	Epidemiology	4
PUBH 8165	Environmental Health	4
PUBH 8175	Health Policy and Management	4
PUBH 8155	Research in Public Health	4

Core Courses

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
PUBH 8050	Population Health and Issues in Disease Prevention	5
PUBH 8130	Communications, Marketing, and Public Relations for Public Health Leaders	5
PUBH 8270	Health Informatics and Surveillance	5
PUBH 8315	Economics and Financing of Public Health Systems	5
PUBH 8400	Public Health Leadership and Systems Thinking	5

Research Core Courses

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
RSCH 8100	Research Theory, Design, and Methods	4
RSCH 8200	Quantitative Reasoning and Analysis	4
PUBH 8550	Writing a Prospectus	5

Specialization Courses

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
RSCH 8250	Advanced Quantitative Reasoning and Analysis	4
PUBH 8500	Advanced Biostatistics	5
PUBH 8520	Advanced Epidemiology Methods	5
PUBH 8540	Epidemiology Topics Seminar	5
PUBH 8560	Advanced Analysis of Secondary Data	5

Dissertation

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
PUBH 9001	Public Health Dissertation	20

Course Descriptions

You may be eligible to transfer a maximum of 46 graduate-level credits into the program. To learn more, call an enrollment advisor at 1-866-492-5336.

For assistance in deciding which online degree specialization fits your goals, request information or speak with an enrollment advisor by calling 1-866-492-5336. A list of international toll-free phone numbers is available for students outside the United States.